From the world's tallest waterslide to a sheer 60 mile-per-hour drop at Busch
Gardens, here are some of this summer's most terrifying new theme park rides
in the United States

Standing at over 335 ft (102 metres) tall, it is the tallest freestanding rollercoaster structure in North America. As shown in the video above, the ride drops you face first at 60 miles per hour. Falcon's Fury opens this summer.buschgardens.com

Zumanjaro: Drop of doom Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey

Built on the structure of the existing Kingda Ka ride, the Drop of Doom lifts riders up 415 feet (126 metres) in the air for 30 seconds and sends them shooting back down at 90 miles per hour, reaching ground level in less than 10 seconds. Meanwhile, thrillseekers on the Kingda Ka, a previous record-breaking ride, shoot past.sixflags.com/greatadventure

Goliath has the longest drop, the steepest drop and goes faster than any other wooden rollercoaster. Riders plunge down a 180-ft (54 metre) initial drop at a near vertical angle of 85 degrees and travel at speeds of 72 miles per hour.sixflags.com/greatamerica

The Undertow Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California

The beauty of this new ride is the spinning cart that riders sit in as they travel at up to 40 miles per hour and face an 80-degree drop. This one is sure to disorientate.beachboardwalk.com

Banshee (shown below) Kings Island, Mason, Ohio

Banshee is billed as the longest inverted coaster in the world meaning riders run with the track above them. As well as a speed of 68 miles per hour and a height of 170 ft (51 metres) the rider also includes a tummy-tickling zero-gravity roll.visitkingsisland.com

El Loco Adventuredome at Circus Circus, Las Vegas

The 90-ft (27-metre) tall El Loco has an unusual gravity-defying turn that banks to the outside and travels at a speed of 45 mph.circuscircus.com

The Thunderbolt Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York

Luna Park used to have a rollercoaster named Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2.0 is on the site of the original. The ride begins with a 90-degree vertical drop, followed by a 100-ft vertical loop and an 80-foot, zero-gravity roll. Perhaps don’t eat before jumping on. The ride is set to open later in summer.lunaparknyc.com

Ihu’s Breakaway Falls (shown below) Aquatica, Orlando, Florida

Three of the four chutes on the 80-foot tall slide begin with cabins with disappearing floors - riders step in and can see one another through windows as they wait to travel down the rapid water at up to 24-feet per second - not knowing when they will actually fall.aquaticabyseaworld.com

Verrückt (shown below) Schlitterbahn, Kansas City, Kansas

After tackling the 264 steps to the top, riders will be strapped to a four-person raft before they plunge down the slide at around 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). First is a near-vertical drop of 51.2 metres. Next comes “The Hill” - a climb and drop equivalent to five storeys and spanning the width of 10 trucks. Rides will last approximately 11 seconds. After a few delays, the ride is set to open later this summer.schlitterbahn.com